Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-11
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
The Closing Exercises OF the Column.
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The Closing Exercises of the Column.
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large temporary stage stretched outward from
the organ loft In the Congregational church last
evening. As people began TO stream into THE
church. boauet after boquet was handed along the
El,es by the uShers and heaped along the front OF
this stage. until by the time the members OF the
orchestra In the organ loft began tuning HI the
iiies and preparing fOr the business OF The even
III, there was little Rampant or flowers stretch
h. across the 'front.' OF the stage. This was all pre-
lsulnary to what was one OF the most iIlpnrrant
'seHts OF the 10 many families In the district
tie commencement OF the Columbian College
'iir'p.. as the preparatory school has been know
ever since there vas a Preparatory school IRE
Interest taken In the IortGneSof this school and s
students shown by the size Of the gathering as
seInbei last night and the close attention paid to
the exercises. Dr. J. &. yelling, president OF the
university, Rev. DIR. Byron Sunderland Rev Dr. A.
stuart ana the principal OF the school, Prof.
Andrew p Montague occupied seats on the stage
Or. yelling welcomed the audience in the name OF
the faculty Dr. Sunderland, who offered prayer,
referred IN his petition with earnest emphasis TO
Mr.. CorcOran, the venerable citizen now lying H.
who has been so generous beneIactor OF the
delivered the address TO Il graduates. also re-
ferIed In eloquent terms tt Mr. Corcoran. and
boys who are about 10 enter upon the activities OF
business lie.
DECLAIM1sG FOR MEDAL
The exercises Of the evening consisted OF recita-
tons and destinations by the students. These
destinations had special interest, a commit
tee Of Judges sat in the audience to award the
best declaimer the medal il defamation given By
K c. Fox L. ID.
The program was as follows: ]. A Centennial
grafton at Valley Forge, Horace g. MacFarland;
bsy h OF NaP pc
Tows; A. The Leak In the Dyke, Frank III. Hall:
s. Welsh Classic, Andrew y. Bradley; 8. The
Execution OF MCntroSe, Percivai Hall; Z. The Hun
tiers Last Ride, John III. stone; g. GualbertO's Vic
tory, George P. Conn; 8. The Fall of Herculaneum,
George G. HNelton, lr.; 10. The Appeal OF Ser
geant Buzfuz, Alden NJ. Collins; IL The Boys CDr.
Holmes to his class 20 years after graduat1on),
Joshua Hill; Il. The Old Surgeons Story, Alfred
T. RAY; Is The Great Beef Contract, j. Preston
shannon; H. Vaiedictory-FIrSI Honor OF the
School, Perctval Hall
The performances of the boys, taken q whole,
were cretltab.e TO the boys and pleasing To the
audience. Nearly all OF them had recalls and
were compelled TO return to the platform and bow
their acknowledgements. In some cases the audi
ence was enthusiastic in applause. The yaledic-
tory was delivered by MT. Hall i'll a graceful and
dignifed manner. The committee OF judges, Prof.
y. L. Mason, Dr. d. ". PrentISi, E. l.. hay, X. ID.
Graham and \. c.. Wilkinson, awarded The medal
TO Mr. GEO. &. HazeiJon, IT., and the audience gave
evidence or their approval OF their verdict. The
committee at the SAME time made honorable men
won the medal at the last CONNIE ncement was
by the rule OF the school, debarred from contesting
MEDALS AND EONORS.
Medals and honors were distributed as follows:
For high grade OF schOlarship-First class, first
prize Percival Hall; second prize, E. Leekte Eusta-
phieve; third class, first prize, Samuel T. Davis,
Jr.; fourth class first prizes, George l. EdIlunds,
and ThorntO0 j. Parker: second prize, f. Crosby
kindleberger; Montague gold medal In Latin
Roome gold medal in Greek, Janus gold medal ia
French, and HodgkinS gold medal III mathematics,
TO percival Hall; Lodge gold medals in English,
mesian Society gold medals, best debater, jay III.
Sypher, jr. best editor, Francis VI. Phillips. Gold
medals for punctuaIity and department. four years,
Percivai Hall; TWO years, Radcliffe Copeland and
Horace G.. Mcfarland; one year, Francis s. Dav-
idse Frank H. Hail. oh4 aries p kinde2erser,
able mention for an average above ninety: Samuel
Z. Davis, IT,, Geo. :. Edmunds f. Leckie Eusta-
pbieve, ChaS. l. kraiiey Perclval Hall, Geo. c. la
zclton, IT., H. u. HeIt.lulier, Harry ". Johnson,
Chas. p. kindeberger. Z. Crosby kindiebeTger, b.
l.. B. Lawrence Horace q. Macfariand, Thornton
j. Parker, Thos. G. Philips, FerrarS II. lows, and
jesse C. Woodward.
THE GRADUATES.
Diplomas of graduate We're conferred upon
Geo. W. B. Asmussen J. c. X. Campbell, Alden VI.
Collins. Arthur CranstOn. I0bt- F. Curtiss, A. C.
EuSt0phleye. E L EuStapileye, ChaS. L. Fraey,
Leonard C. Gunuell, Frank H. Hall, Percival Hall,
Geo Z HAZelton Jr-- i-enTy c. IietmUiler, Harry
W johnson. Nistsr VI. Kelly, Chas. p kindeber-
ger. Geo. y. Page. Francis VI. Phillips VIM. F.
sch!aar, j. p. shannon, ana jay ii. Sypher, jr.
The Norwood Institute.
The large hall OF Masonic Temple presented
brilliant scene last night. when the nth annual
closing exercises Of the Norwood Institute were
held there. Every seat was occupied and many
people stood in the rear Of the hail. Row upon
row Of handsome young girls. Drettily aJtired In
white costumes and wearing bouquets filed the
lIt-h3nd side OF the stage, While in the center
lr0t. Cabeil and on the other side Mr.. Justice
! l.ier Rev Dr. Lindsay MI \ W Elliott rev
Dr. Bartlett. Rey. DIR. Addison. and others. In the
audience Were senator Daniels ana members Of the
Chinese legation. Choice musical selections We're
rendered during the evening by the Marine Band.
Mi. Justice Miller distributed the diplomas and
certificates OF distinction, and made short ad-
Dress TO the graduates, in which he advocated
higher education for women.
The I'VE graduates We're the Misses Elvira d.
Cabell. Lucy Miller CorkhiIl Jennie F. DoCk stader
Mary E Hergesheimer and Matte E Winner.
Certificates OF distinction were presented TO the
Misses Lena Anderson, Matte Barr, Ellen Beale,
Ne..ie Beale, b. Brown. L. Browning, Hattie BUT
due E d. CabeIl, Grace Chandee, Lillian Claugh-
TON, r. Cluss, L. Cockerille l. Corkhfl F. Croghan
A Davenport, j. DOckstsder. Grace Darling, r.
Elliott, Z. Ferguson, Z NJ Foster, L. Fox, f. Full
ron NJ Garrett Il. Gibbs, Madge Creenlees, iona
GOrham, Ellen Bessie, Vi. Hergesheimer, s. Heth,
ii. Hooson Nj. jackson, H3ry Jones, Letta kaui-
mana, Katie Lawson, y. Lehman, Rose MacDon-
Fannie Mills. Mary Miller, Mabel Money, L. Money,
Maggie Morrison, \. Mueller. Julia Male. Lottie
Plain, Susie Plain, NJ Radcliffe sue A. Randolph,
Ab6ie Scott, Anna SCOT, l. Z. smith, A c. Smith,
Grace Condit smith. Helen Skies, Lillian Strong
Leia IueS VII, J., Iylsf, Masfie W3iSins Jessie
Wilson, Addie hleinschmidt, ". Wyard, y. Caoeil,
and Emily Nelson
Rev. DR.. Elliott delivered short address In favor
OF the highest possible culture for women. Rev.
DIT Lindsay, OF Georgetown. pronounced the BEN
edletion, and the young people spent the reLadin-
Ger OF the evening III dancing.
The kindergarten Institute.
The tenth annual commencement OF the Wash
ington kindergarten Normal Institute, held in the
parOrs OF the institute 1917 10th street last night
WAS largely attended. An interesting program
was rendered The exercises included saIutatory
by Miss Lizzie Freeman, the reading OF poem by
Ms. r. K Elliott, essays b. Misses Emma c.
Baugher and sophie C. Higgins, an exhibition OF.
kindergarten methods and = yaledICtory by Miss
Lillian VI. Pitts Diplomas were delivered by Mrs
Louise Pollock 10 the following graduates: Misses
Emma &. Baugher, sophie G. higgins, Lizzie Free
man and Lillian NJ. Pitts and Mrs. K. *. Elliott.
Mt. j. o. wilson made a brief address e1 pressing
bis appreciation or kindergarten methods.
Trimming Tie Trees.
To the Editor of The EvESIS6 STAR:
Yesterday watched the men cutting limbs from
the trees OF and y streets northwest which are
badly infested with web WORMS. Ia many cases
whole branches were cut of Tor the sake OF a few
nests, which might have been removed by cutting
on the twigs on which they We're In this way the
trees are severely mutlIdted and II other harm
from the pros the growth of branches
la.rr H.